2:22 A Ghost Story (West End) London Reviews and Tickets

81%

(433 Ratings)

Positive

86%

Mixed

Negative

Members say

Clever, Absorbing, Entertaining, Great acting, Intense

About the Show

The Olivier Award-nominated supernatural thriller set in a haunted house returns to the West End.

Jenny moves into a new house with her husband Sam and has an unshakeable feeling that the place is haunted. When the couple invite their friends over, together they agree to stay up until 2:22 - when the chilling truth will be revealed.

Written by Danny Robbins, the creator of the hit supernatural podcast 'The Battersea Poltergeist'. Directed by Matthew Dunster ('Love and Money', 'Hangmen') and Isabel Marr.

Nominated for the 2022 Olivier Award for Best New Play.

Show-Score Member Reviews (426)

Intense, Great writing, Great acting, Clever, Absorbing

See it if You are a big horror fan, or if you enjoy thrilling and mysterious stories with unexpected twists and turns.

Don't see it if You are easily frightened by jump-scares, or if you aren’t a horror fan in general. Read more

Great writing, Great acting, Funny, Clever, Absorbing

See it if you LOVE A BUILD! I saw 2 understudies (Lauren and Ben) and they were great! Clever writing and premise.

Don't see it if you want a neat ending! Expect to go down a Reddit rabbit hole after!

Entertaining, Thought-provoking, Intense, Great acting, Absorbing

See it if You like a mystery

Don't see it if You scare easily

Clever, Absorbing, Riveting, Well-acted, Intense

See it if you want to see a riveting, well-acted, and intelligent play with an ending that will make you want to see the show a second time.

Don't see it if you don't like suspensful shows or twist endings. This is an intense show with a tragic resolution.

Jump scares, Abrupt ending, Entertaining, Fun

See it if you like engaging thriller stories, and don't mind lighting and sound-related jump scares.

Don't see it if you want a really sensible twist that will be the culmination of everything laid out beforehand in the play. Or true scares!

Edgy, Thought-provoking, Intelligent, Great acting

See it if you like a good ghost story

Don't see it if you don’t like tension

Annoying

See it if -

Don't see it if -

Entertaining, Ambitious, Cliched

See it if you want to experience an interesting horror theatre experience

Don't see it if you dislike horrors and banal plots

Critic Reviews (25)

For a previous production

This is a superior, knowing piece of genre drama, well-executed, and buoyed up by Allen’s star power and skill. A great, spine-tingling night out.
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For a previous production

"The play is witty, bracingly sweary and probes intriguing ideas."
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For a previous production

Dunster directs ... with a macabre playfulness that comes to the fore in Ian Dickinson’s magnificently unsettling sound design. There’s no denying that Allen is the one who’ll put bums on seats. But ‘2:22’ is a rare ... example of a Good West End Ghost Play.
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For a previous production

"If you are a mad keen Cheryl fan ... you won’t be disappointed. It’s definitely not a show-stopping turn, and your enjoyment of the night will definitely hinge on how much you enjoy the actual play."
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For a previous production

“The production ultimately succeeds not because of its ramped up comedy but in spite of it. It will surely win audiences once again: it has entertainment value.”
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For a previous production

“Without getting too carried away, it’s Cheryl – whoo-hoo – who has opened a portal to another world of possibility. ”
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For a previous production

The success of the play lies in the way director Matthew Dunster treats it as a domestic drama. It's often very funny and always sharp-eyed. I found the ending disappointing, but I enjoyed the journey.
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For a previous production

None of the jump-scare moments rival the frissons I recall from ... the likes of The Woman in Black, but 2:22 A Ghost Story to its credit has far more on its mind.
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